On May 7, 2001 Catawba Valley Medical Center achieved a significant milestone-Magnet Hospital designation by the American Nurses Credentialing Center. Only 2% of hospitals nationwide receive the prestigious Magnet award...even fewer achieve a second one. CVMC achieved Magnet status again in 2005 - the gold award in patient care. The Magnet Hospital designation recognizes health care organizations that can demonstrate sustained excellence in patient care. The program was created in 1994 to recognize those facilities that represent the very best in nursing care, and to uphold the tradition that supports professional nursing practice.
"Locate the nearest Magnet. If you can easily check into a Magnet hospital, you'd be foolish not to." --Readers Digest, September 2003
In addition to our Magnet status, Catawba Valley Medical Center is the first cancer center in the region to achieve the Comprehensive Cancer Center designation.
What does this mean to you? The magnet status has an impact on every department. This certification is a testimony to the entire CVMC team and the way it works together. A Magnet Hospital is one that top health care professionals will want to be a part of.
Mission Statement
Catawba Valley Medical Center exists to provide quality health care, to promote the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual well being of the public served, and to be a center for health education, wellness services, preventive medicine, and acute care throughout Catawba County and surrounding areas.
General Information
Catawba Valley Medical Center is a not for profit 258 bed public acute care facility authorized by the voters of Catawba County in 1962. The hospital opened October 15, 1967 and is governed by a Board of Trustees appointed by the County Commissioners.
Location
Located in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, the beautiful community of Hickory offers the cultural and economic opportunities of a large metropolitan area, while retaining the grace and hospitality of smaller North Carolina towns. Catawba Valley Medical Center is located in the geographic center of Catawba County just east of Hickory. Catawba County is a major industrial and agricultural area with the Blue Ridge Mountains and lake recreation areas nearby. Excellent highways and interstates connect Catawba County with North Carolina major cities such as Charlotte (55 miles), Asheville (75 miles) and Winston-Salem (75 miles).
Affiliations
Caldwell Community College, Catawba Valley Community College, and Western Piedmont Community College use our clinical facilities for their Associate Degree Nursing programs. Lenoir-Rhyne College (BSN) and UNC-Greensboro (BSN/MSN) are affiliated through their BSN and MSN programs. Bowman Gray School of Medicine at Wake Forest University places resident and pharmacy students through the Northwest AHEC (Area Health Education Center) program which is on site. Mitchell Community College uses our clinical facilities for their Associate Degree Nursing programs as does Gardner Webb University their BSN clinical.
